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P.A.W.S.
P.A.W.S. or Pets Are Wonderful Support refers to a number of North American non-profit organisations that advocate the value of the bond between humans and their pets as a means to extend a person's quality of life and life-span, specifically elderly or disabled persons. The PAWS organizations provide subsidized pet food, veterinary care, pet medication and human services such as dog walking, litter box cleaning and transportation to thousands of clients. ==History== The first PAWS organization was founded in San Francisco, California in 1987 as part of the response to the HIV/AIDS crisis when volunteers at the San Francisco AIDS Foundation food bank noticed that HIV/AIDS patients had used the food supplied to them to feed their pets. PAWS began with a focus on AIDS patients, many of whom (especially in the earlier days of the AIDS epidemic) found themselves without support from family and friends, and relied on their pets for companionship. In 2003, PAWS San Francisco expanded its services to persons with other serious illnesses or mental health problems, and in 2007 to senior citizens with low incomes.〔Eileen Mitchell, ("PAWS protects pets of those who need them most" ), ''San Francisco Chronicle'', April 19, 2008.〕 More than thirty other PAWS agencies (which are modeled on, but independent of, the San Francisco group) have been established in other North American cities.〔(Other PAWS Agencies ) at PAWS San Francisco website (accessed March 6, 2012).〕 Actress Nadia Sutton founded the Los Angeles agency (now known as PAWS/LA) in 1989.〔Michael Quintanilla, ("Putting PAWS to Work to Help People With AIDS" ), ''Los Angeles Times'', November 24, 1994.〕
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